The federal government is investigating an illegal human smuggling operation with connections in the metro. ICE agents located a home in Northwest Oklahoma City owned by the leader of the operation, conducting a raid on the home last week looking for eight undocumented people.

The Department of Homeland Security posted a statement about the story on X, the social media platform formally known as Twitter, on Thursday

EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security is setting the record straight after media reports claimed ICE raided “the wrong home" and targeted U.S. citizens, setting Democrats fuming.